geography: resource security

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Decks in this class (26)

Resource security key terminology :)
Resource exploitation,
Resource exploration,
Resource development
26  cards
concept of a resource
What are resources,
What is resource security,
What is the difference between a ...
18  cards
Natural resource development over time
What are proven reserves,
Probable reserves,
Security and supply of resources ...
19  cards
Sustainable resource development (EIAs)
What is sustainable development,
What is resource depletion,
What does the wwf predict about r...
10  cards
Water Security: Global Distribution and Geopolitics
What factors will mean water will...,
What 3 aspects will lead to an in...,
71
13  cards
CASE STUDY - Athabasca Tar Sands - Alberta, CANADA.
Where are the tar sands located,
Give 3 facts on the boreal forest,
What is the physical geography s ...
17  cards
CASE STUDY - Grasberg mine (copper)
Why is the grasberg mine significant,
How large is the main open pit,
What environmental impact does th...
15  cards
CASE STUDY - China South-North Water Transfer Project
How many routes have been completed,
How much is the scheme,
Roughly how much water will it di...
9  cards
CASE STUDY - Shell
How many barrels of oil does shel...,
Shell is a vertically integrated ...,
Give a fact to show tncs as a tec...
11  cards
CASE STUDY - Gazprom
How much of gazprom is owned by p...,
What does the ukraine war show,
What kind of company is gazprom
9  cards
Water security - water scarcity and sources of water
How many aquifers are transboundary,
How many litres of water does it ...,
How many tonnes of water are bein...
17  cards
Water supply and relationship to physical geography
What negative impacts can over ab...,
How does physical geography affec...,
What are the negatives of reservoirs
7  cards
Strategies to increase water supply
Define water security,
What is cams,
What does cams do
12  cards
Water consumption Management / Sustainability issues
What percentage of domestic water...,
How can water consumption be redu...,
How many million litres of water ...
10  cards
Water conflicts + GERD DAM CASE STUDY
How much water is required to gro...,
When was the privatisation of wat...,
What have local companies accused...
24  cards
Alternative futures - water
How will technological advances d...,
How will economic advances decrea...,
How will environmental advances d...
7  cards
Energy security - Global distribution/Geopolitics.
Give an example of high energy pr...,
Give an example of low energy pro...,
Give an example of high energy co...
10  cards
Sources of energy
What is energy security,
Define energy transition,
What are primary energy resources
14  cards
Energy - Demand Components / Supply and Physical Geography:
What percentage of energy is used...,
Why is hydraulic fracturing frack...,
Why are some people against uncon...
7  cards
Energy in a globalised world - future predictions + the roles of TNCs :)
As fossil fuels diminish what sce...,
As fossil fuels diminish what sce...,
As fossil fuels diminish what sce...
6  cards
Increasing energy supply and managing energy consumption/sustainability
Why is it important to increase e...,
How can energy supply be increased,
What are the 3 main strategies to...
15  cards
Energy futures
Why is it difficult to forecast e...,
According to the world energy cou...,
What could happen to the use of coal
10  cards
Mineral ores - Global distribution / geopolitical ideas
What is the global distribution o...,
What country produces the most co...,
Why is trade in mineral ores larg...
8  cards
Copper - sources and link to physical geography.
What are the two types of copper ...,
Outline porphyry deposits,
What factors determine whether co...
9  cards
Copper - end uses of copper and role in global commerce and industry,
What properties does copper have ...,
Why is copper used in industry,
Copper is biostatic what does thi...
5  cards
Copper - futures
Give 3 reasons why minerals may b...,
3  cards

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